New Year's celebrations

     People around the world celebrations the New Year, but they celebrate the holiday on different days. In Europe and America, January 1st starts the New Year. In China, the New Year is in January or February. In Iran, the New  Year is in March, and in Israel, it's in September.
     New Year's celebrations around the world are the same in some ways, but they are different, too. In the United States, people usually go to parties on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day, many people stay home. They usually watch  sport and parades on TV.
In China, it's the opposite. People stay at home on New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day, they visit and relatives and exchange presents. There are parades with dragons as part of the New Year celebrations.
     People in most places eat  special foods for the New Year. In many places, people eat sweet foods. They want to have a "sweet" or good new year. For example, people in Israel dip sweet apples into honey. In Spain, people eat twelve grapes at midnight. Each grape means a good month in the new year!